Archaeologists Unearth the 2,500-Year-Old Remains of a Lost Roman Society ...

Discover how the classical education system evolved from elementary instruction in Latin and Greek to the advanced study of rhetoric, law, philosophy, and medicine. With vivid insights into classrooms ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

The Romans used lead extensively in their plumbing as well as their wine preparation, which some say was a direct contributor to their downfall.

Last fall, a routine day of rockhounding on Bureau of Land Management-managed public land in southwest Wyoming turned into an ...

The mansion's foundations and floors are likely well-preserved, according to geophysical surveys. The discovery provides new ...

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...

ROME (AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

Ancient Romans in Britain were riddled with intestinal parasites that spread through human feces. Roundworms and whipworms both live in the intestine and cause various ailments, including abdominal ...

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...